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Planning your visit to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 in London? Don't miss these innovative vendors who are solving critical challenges in the Kubernetes and cloud native ecosystem. From observability cost control to hybrid cloud management, this spotlight series highlights five companies showcasing solutions that address today's most pressing cloud native challenges.

In this video, we feature:

ControlTheory - Fixing broken observability with cost controls (Booth S732)
Mirantis - Simplifying Kubernetes complexity with k0rdent (Booth N331)
Nutanix - Delivering consistent Kubernetes across hybrid and multi-cloud environments (S210)
VictoriaMetrics - Open source observability solutions optimized for performance (N503)
Tintri - AI-powered storage solutions with Kubernetes support (Booth S341)Watch to learn how these vendors can help you optimize your cloud native infrastructure and applications.

Visit each booth at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 to learn more and pick up some exclusive swag!

In the rapidly evolving landscape of cloud-native technologies, PostgreSQL is emerging as the database of choice for modern workloads—including AI applications.Ahead of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025, VMblog spoke with Gabriele Bartolini, VP, Chief Architect, Kubernetes at EDB, about how their open-source CloudNativePG operator is reshaping how enterprises deploy and manage PostgreSQL in Kubernetes environments. Now recognized as a CNCF Sandbox project and the #1 PostgreSQL operator by GitHub stars, CloudNativePG represents a fundamental shift in database architecture—one that's built from the ground up for Kubernetes rather than simply containerizing legacy approaches. As organizations increasingly adopt hybrid cloud strategies and integrate AI workloads, Bartolini explains how EDB is positioning PostgreSQL as "the database of the AI era" while addressing the remaining barriers to enterprise Kubernetes adoption. 

In this VMblog video interview, Anirban Sengupta, Chief Technology Officer at Aviatrix, shares insights on the company's latest innovation-the Aviatrix Kubernetes Firewall-ahead of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 in London. This timely release addresses critical security and scaling challenges faced by enterprises deploying Kubernetes at scale across multiple clouds and environments.

Watch VMblog's interview with Alex Freedland, Co-Founder and CEO of Mirantis, ahead of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 in London.  Join hosts David Marshall and Brian Ducharme as they discuss how Mirantis is revolutionizing cloud infrastructure for the AI era.

In this insightful conversation, Freedland shares how Mirantis has evolved from "the OpenStack guys" to becoming a leader in container orchestration and cloud-native infrastructure over its 15-year history. He explains how Mirantis' newest open-source project, k0rdent, is helping organizations tackle the massive shift from AI training to inference workloads - a market he predicts will be 50 times larger than training.

Key topics covered:

• How Mirantis is addressing the challenges of traditional computing (doing more with less) and accelerated computing (AI infrastructure)
• The real-world success story of a sovereign AI cloud provider in Europe using Mirantis technology
• How k0rdent differentiates itself by orchestrating Kubernetes clusters with a focus on MLOps and composable infrastructure
• The rapid growth of the k0rdent ecosystem, with over 20 partners joining within one month of launch
• Mirantis' partnership with Gcore to deliver inferencing capabilities anywhere, regardless of location

Freedland emphasizes that 2025 marks the year when AI moves from infrastructure building to application development, turning every AI workload into an HPC (High-Performance Computing) workload. He argues that open source is the only way to drive innovation in infrastructure, especially for AI, by bringing together talent from around the world without creating friction or lock-in.

Visit Mirantis at their KubeCon booth to learn more about their lens product, K0 suite, and the k0rdent project.

For more information, check out https://www.mirantis.com/ or explore their open-source projects at https://k0rdent.io/ and the K0 product line.

In anticipation of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025, VMblog sat down with Brock Mowry, CTO of Tintri, to discuss how the company's innovative VMstore platform is transforming Kubernetes data management. As a gold sponsor at this year's event, Tintri is showcasing its workload-aware data management solutions that bridge the gap between virtualized and containerized environments. With capabilities like autonomous management, ML-driven workload placement, and real-time analytics, Tintri aims to simplify operations while managing up to 40PB of data across thousands of applications. Attendees can visit Tintri at booth S341 to experience interactive demo sessions and learn how their technology addresses the growing complexity of hybrid cloud-native environments.

In this exclusive VMblog video interview ahead of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025, David Marshall and Brian Ducharme speak with Aliaksandr Valialkin, Founder and CTO of VictoriaMetrics, about their innovative open source observability solutions.

Valialkin introduces VictoriaMetrics, a drop-in replacement for Prometheus that requires significantly fewer computing resources (CPU, memory, disk space) while delivering greater scalability. He then details VictoriaLogs, their newer logging solution that addresses user demands for a better alternative to existing open source options like Elasticsearch and Loki.Key highlights:

• How VictoriaLogs achieves up to 30x less memory usage and 10-15x less disk space compared to Elasticsearch
• The impressive 50:1 compression ratio (1TB of logs compressed to just 20GB)
• Zero-config setup with single binary deployment that automatically scales to available resources
• Superior query language optimized specifically for log analysis
• Easy Kubernetes integration via Helm charts and the VictoriaMetrics operator
• Recent benchmark results showing VictoriaLogs outperforming major databases including Elasticsearch, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and MySQL

During the interview, Solutions Engineer Mathias Palmersheim demonstrates VictoriaLogs' capabilities, showcasing its intuitive query interface, powerful extract pipes for structured data parsing, Grafana integration with custom plugins, recording rules, and their new anomaly detection capabilities powered by machine learning.

Valialkin also discusses industry trends for 2025, highlighting how AI is revolutionizing observability through improved incident resolution, anomaly detection, and enhanced documentation search capabilities.

The VictoriaMetrics team will be showcasing their full suite of products at KubeCon Europe 2025, including VictoriaMetrics Cloud (their database-as-a-service offering) and upcoming VictoriaLogs cloud integration.

To learn more about VictoriaMetrics and VictoriaLogs, visit their documentation and GitHub repository, or try their products firsthand to experience the simplicity and resource efficiency that sets them apart from competitors.

In this exclusive VMblog interview, Bob Quillin, Co-founder and CEO of ControlTheory, addresses the mounting crisis in cloud observability that's plaguing enterprise IT budgets. As organizations face skyrocketing costs from logs, metrics, and traces with limited ROI, ControlTheory emerges with a timely solution built on OpenTelemetry that promises to disrupt the observability landscape.

Ahead of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025, where the company will showcase as a Silver sponsor at booth S732, Quillin reveals how platform teams can cut costs, sharpen operations, and adapt to change without replacing existing observability tools.

In this exclusive VMblog interview from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 in London, hosts David Marshall and Brian Ducharme speak with Tobi Knaup, VP and General Manager of Cloud Native at Nutanix.

Tobi provides insights into Nutanix's journey from pioneering hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) to becoming a comprehensive platform for both virtual machines and Kubernetes workloads. He explains how Nutanix's cloud-native capabilities expanded following the acquisition of Mesosphere (later D2IQ), the company Tobi founded.

Interview Highlights:

• The evolution of Nutanix from storage solutions to a unified platform for VMs and containers
• How Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) provides a complete, production-ready Kubernetes solution built on 30+ integrated CNCF projects
• Advanced Kubernetes fleet management capabilities for managing multiple clusters across different environments
• Real-world case study: How Royal Caribbean uses Nutanix to power their shipboard applications with autonomous Kubernetes clusters
• Nutanix's unique approach to enabling both VM and container workloads on a single data substrate
• The introduction of Nutanix Enterprise AI (NAI) for bringing AI compute closer to enterprise data
• Key industry trends for 2025, including the growing importance of platform engineering for centralized Kubernetes management

Customer Success Story:

Discover how Royal Caribbean Cruises deployed Nutanix's platform to power their passenger mobile app backend across their entire fleet. Each ship runs autonomous Kubernetes clusters that can be remotely managed over satellite links, enabling seamless passenger experiences even while at sea.

For more information about Nutanix's Kubernetes solutions or to try a test drive of their products, visit https://www.nutanix.com.

In an exclusive interview with VMblog, Dominic Wilde, Senior VP of Marketing of Mirantis explains how their new k0rdent platform is transforming how enterprises deploy and manage Kubernetes-based AI workloads across cloud, datacenter, and edge environments. As a Gold Sponsor at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025, Mirantis is showcasing this 100% open-source Distributed Container Management Environment (DCME) that addresses the growing complexity of managing infrastructure for AI/ML applications. The company's expanded presence aligns with their recent upgrade to Gold Membership in the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), demonstrating their deepening commitment to the cloud-native ecosystem. Visitors to booth N331 can experience live demonstrations of k0rdent, explore the new k0rdent Application Catalog with 19+ validated integrations, and get a sneak peek at upcoming KubeVirt capabilities for VM workload management on Kubernetes.

In this exclusive VMblog interview, Bryan Ashley, VP of Product Marketing at Aviatrix, discusses how the company is tackling the complex security challenges facing enterprises deploying Kubernetes at scale. As organizations increasingly adopt AI workloads and distributed applications across multiple clouds, Aviatrix has responded with their recently launched Kubernetes Firewall solution.

Set to showcase at Booth S653 during KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2025, Aviatrix aims to address critical issues including egress security, IP exhaustion, and policy enforcement across hybrid environments. Ashley explains how the Aviatrix Cloud Network Security platform helps unite cloud, networking, and security teams while providing the control and simplicity needed for modern cloud strategies in an increasingly AI-driven landscape.